"I met the aggrieved family of Hathras and understood their pain. I assured them that we stand with them in this difficult moment and will help them to get justice. The UP government will not be able to do too arbitrarily because now the entire country stands to give justice to the daughter of this country," tweets Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
We did not demand CBI inquiry in the case as SIT investigation is already underway, says brother of the victim of Hathras case on CBI probe ordered by CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh authorities had scuttled an earlier attempt by the two leaders to travel to Hathras, detaining them and several party workers in Greater Noida outside Delhi.
The development comes within hours of Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi and Director General of Police H C Awasthi meeting the victim's family at her home.
The Shiv Sena on Saturday hit out at the Yogi Adityanath government over the Hathras incident, saying that "jungle raj" prevails in Uttar Pradesh even as foundation stone for Ram temple has been laid at Ayodhya in the state.
The ruling party in Maharashtra has also written to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding security by CRPF personnel for the kin of the victim, alleging they are "held captive and being threatened by officials, denying them free speech and movement", a party leader said.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. But there is no 'Ram rajya' (ideal governance) in Uttar Pradesh. 'Jungle raj' is prevailing in UP in terms of the law and order situation," the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday recommended a CBI probe into the death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gangraped in Hathras, officials said.
"The family wants a judicial inquiry into the incident and removal of the District Magistrate. They also want security," said Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
"The family couldn't see their daughter for the one last time. UP CM Yogi Adityanath should understand his responsibility. Till the time justice is delivered, we'll continue this fight," she said.
"Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and the Congress delegation are speaking with the Hathras victim's family & extending the deepest condolences of the entire nation," tweets Congress.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at the BJP over the Hathras incident alleging that the saffron party only pretends to stand by Dalits when elections were approaching and after elections Dalits were subjected to most atrocities.
"The BJP is turning our great nation into a failed State. This is not what India was & this is not what India will be. We must fight on," tweets Congress on the Hathras case.
Congress workers – some who described what happened as “brutal repression” -- claimed police used batons to disperse the crowd.
Of the incident, based on the merits of the post mortem, forensic & medical reports there's been no confirmation of rape. Still, CM constituted SIT & took action against 5 officers. As soon as the SIT report is filed, an exemplary investigation will follow: SK Khanna, UP Minister (ANI)
Members of All India Revolutionary Women's Organisation (AIRWO) today staged protest against Hathras iIncident, demanding justice for the victim.
West Bengal: Workers of Congress & Left parties broke police barricading today near Esplanade Metro Channel in Kolkata, during their protest march against the Hathras incident.
The Congress leaders are headed to Hathras in western UP to meet the family of a Dalit woman who died on Tuesday in a Delhi hospital, a fortnight after she was allegedly raped by four men outside her village.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra cross Delhi-Noida flyway. They are en route to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to meet the family of the alleged gangrape victim.
"No matter how much force you try, even if you do a barrage of lathis. This is a battle for justice, to break your ego. We will not break the faith of the daughters of the country," Congress tweeted
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reach Delhi-Noida flyway.
They are en route to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to meet the family of the alleged gangrape victim.
"Congress workers joined the delegation in the 'Justice Yatra' for Hathras' 'daughter'. This solidarity for the daughters of the country," Congress tweeted.
"They are violating the Section 144 of CrPC. We are deployed here to control the unlawful assembling of people. We are appealing for peace amid COVID-19 outbreak, in larger public interest they should disperse," said Noida ADCP Ranvijay Singh.
"Nothing will stop our fight for justice, nothing will stop our resolve," tweets Congress.
A group of Congress workers blocked the cavalcade of Union minister Smriti Irani in Varanasi in protest against the alleged gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday alleged that the Yogi Adityanath government was threatening the family of the Hathras gang-rape victim and asserted that such behaviour was not acceptable to the country.
Heavy police deployment has come up on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Noida on Saturday, ahead of a scheduled visit of a Congress delegation that plans to meet the family of a 19-year-old Dalit woman inHathraswho died after an alleged gangrape.
UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu has been put under house arrest here ahead of the scheduled visit of senior leader Rahul Gandhi to Hathras on Saturday, the party said.
The Hathras incident is a blot on humanity. The accused should be hanged to death andthe family should be given justice. Mayawati is playing politics over the issue. She has no right to demand the resignation of CM Yogi Adityanath: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale in Lucknow.
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end the “crisis of justice” for women and children, saying what is happening to "our daughters" across India is a matter of “national shame”.
BSP president Mayawati on Saturday demanded a CBI probe or Supreme Court-monitored inquiry into theHathrasincident, as she said people were not satisfied with the initial investigations in the matter.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has rushed senior officials, including the additional chief secretary (home) and DGP toHathras, to meet the family of the alleged gangrape victim.
The Shiv Sena on Saturday hit out at the Yogi Adityanath government over theHathrasincident, saying that "jungle raj" prevails in Uttar Pradesh even as foundation stone for Ram temple has been laid at Ayodhya in the state.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has completed its probe into the death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman after an alleged gangrape, a Hathras administration official said on Saturday.
Only media is allowed right now. When orders come in to allow delegations, we will let everybody know. All allegations about phones of the family members being taken away or confining them in their homes are absolutely baseless: Hathras Sadar SDM Prem Prakash Meena
The high-handedness shown by the Uttar Pradesh police in midnight cremation of the body of 19-year-old alleged gang rape victim in Hathras has evoked strong reactions. This has emerged as egregious violation of the recognition to fundamental right to dignified burial and cremation under Article 21 (right to life and liberty) of the Constitution.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with party MPs will go to Hathras today afternoon to meet the family of the 19-year-old daughter who was brutally assaulted and murdered, says Congress leader KC Venugopal.
A case was registered against eight people on Friday for allegedly violating section 144 of CrPC and protesting near Vigyan Bhawan against the new farm laws, the Hathras gang rape case and the detention of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Delhi Police said.
With the imposition of Section 144 in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district following outrage over the gang-rape and murder of a Dalit girl, thepolice have blockaded the villageand barred the media from entry.
Trinamool Congress MP Pratima Mondal & former MP Mamta Thakur lodge a police complaint against Sadar SDM Prem Prakash Meena for allegedly pushing them & behaving indecently when they were going to meet the family of Hathras case victim yesterday.
In view of the protest at Jantar Mantar over the Hathras gang rape and murder case, the Delhi Metro closed the entry and exit gates of a few stations for an hour on Friday, officials said.
The Delhi Police on Friday registered a case against protestors, who had gathered at Jantar Mantar here against the alleged gang-rape and assault of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, for violation of prohibitory orders, officials said.
Protests broke out in the national capital on Friday evening as activists of AAP, Left parties and other outfits gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding justice for the Hathras gang-rape victim.